Blu recently completed his latest mural on the streets of Bologna. The Italian artist painted a massive piece mainly inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Upon closer inspection, the highly detailed work reveals a mash up of pop culture and political themes including Star Wars, Darth...

Brazilian twins, Os Gemeos were currently in Boston working on a huge mural, which they have just now completed. Located in Boston’s Financial District at Dewey Square Park, the bright mural was painted on a 70 x 70 foot wall and was created as part of their first U.S solo museum show, and will...

One of Blu’s latest pieces is this mural he painted in Morocco. It’s located near the border of the North African country and the Spanish city of Melilla, where many repeatedly attempt to illegally gain entrance to Spain, and subsequently the European Union. Hence the Italian artist’s mural...

The Italian artist Blu made a visit to Greece recently where he provided some social commentary on the current dire economic status of the country by painting a massive mural on the side of a residential building. This is some serious work!   Via MK

Italian Street Art grandmaster BLU unofficially opened CityLeaks Festival in June with a stunning large-scale mural at Cologne´s Hansaring. Located at one of the city´s busiest spots, the menacing head of a faucet haired medusa stares down on the passing traffic. To it’s left we can glimpse...

For the first time, and only available for 30 days is the online full version of “Megunica”, the acclaimed documentary film from Italian street artist Blu , directed by Lorenzo Fonda . Built in 2009 and winning in numerous film festivals, the film documents a long trip to South America,...

Here is an incredible underground street art book that is highlighting the connection between graffiti and street art and other vibrant subcultures, such as those that developed around Hip Hop in the Bronx and skateboarding in Southern California, Art in the Streets explores parallel movements...

April 14th was the press presentation of the new retrospective on street art and graffiti at the Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA ) in Los Angeles, Art in the Streets. Masterfully organized by Aaron Rose and Roger Gastman, the exhibition is by far the most impressive and richest ever presented...

BLU is a truly astounding street artist by way of Italy who’s left his mark of sensational art on the walls of various nations.  His projects are impossible to ignore, as they are full of color, life and most notable, take on mammoth proportions in plain sight.  This trailer highlights BLU-2010,...